Racing He accessed this instance after finishing first in Group H, with 15 points resulting from five wins and just one loss. Thus, they avoided the 16th finals and opted for the round of 16, an instance in which they beat without mitigating circumstances Huachipato of Chile by an aggregate of 8 to 1, while in the quarterfinals, they eliminated Athletico Paranaense with an overall result of 4-2.
The cast of Gustavo Costas has this as a priority Copa to become champion again after several years of international drought, since the last Olympic round was given in 1988 in the South American Super Cup.
His last commitment was before Defense and Justice with a 4-3 victory in the Professional Leaguea contest that has him fifth with 28 points, nine behind the leader, Velez con 37.
For its part, Corinthians dominated group F in the first stage with 13 points thanks to four wins, one draw and one loss and advanced directly to the round of 16, where they eliminated Bragantino on penalties 5 to 4 after tying the series 3 to 3.
In the quarterfinals he had no problems with Fortaleza and dominated it widely with a 5 to 0 score.
Although his present in Copa It is auspicious, in the Brasilerao It is totally distant: it is sixteenth with 32 points and fighting to avoid relegation. For now, it is staying in the first division, but Victory has the same number of units and worse goal difference while Athletico Paranaense It’s just a little bit behind.
“Timao” has the Argentine Ramon Diaz as a coach and on the squad he is Rodrigo Garro. In addition, among its ranks it has the star of the Netherlands Memphis Depay.
What time does Corinthians vs Racing play?
Start time: 9:30 p.m.
Where to watch Corinthians vs Racing
TV: ESPN.
Formations
Corinthians: Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, André Ramalho, Cacá, Matheus Bidu; José Martínez, André Carrillo, Breno Bidon, Rodrigo Garro; Yuri Alberto and Memphis Depay. DT: Ramón Diaz.
Racing: Gabriel Arias; Marco Di Cesare, Santiago Sosa, Agustín García Basso; Gastón Martirena, Juan Nardoni, Agustín Almendra, Gabriel Rojas; Juan Fernando Quintero; Maximiliano Salas and Adrián Martínez. DT: Gustavo Costas.
Stadium: Neo Química Arena in São Paulo (Brazil).
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay).
